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The winners and runners-up of each group met in a play-off match to qualify for the 1980 Summer Olympics tournament held in Moscow. Three teams qualified – Kuwait, Malaysia and Iran. However, due to the American-led political boycott, Malaysia and Iran did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Iraq and Syria respectively. [1]
The Malaysia national football team (Malay: Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Malaysia) represents Malaysia in international football and is governed by the Football Association of Malaysia. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct Malaya national football team which was founded for the 1963 Merdeka Tournament one ...
The Pre-Olympic tournaments of the Asian Qualifiers for the 1980 Summer Olympic were held from 23 February to 6 April 1980 in Iraq, Malaysia and Singapore. Respectively from these countries, Kuwait, Malaysia and Iran qualify. However, Malaysia was replaced by Iraq and Iran was replaced by Syria.
Malaysia national football team 1963–present results. [1] Results. Keynotes ... 1980–1989 results. 1989. 1989 Results Date Opponent Score* Venue
A Malaysian football league competition involving the representatives of the state football associations was first held in 1979. [18] [19] When it began, it was intended primarily as a qualifying tournament for the final knock-out stages of the Malaysia Cup, where teams compete in a one-round league before advancing to the knock-out stage. [18]
The Malaysian team had participated in four editions of AFC Asian Cups in their history, the 1976, 1980, 2007 (where Malaysia co-hosted with Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam) and the latest in 2023. Malaysia first appearance in AFC Asian Cup were in the 1976 edition when they first qualified as Group 4 winner of the qualifying round.
This 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification phase started in December 1978 while other qualification matches took place in early 1979. A total of 18 teams participated. A total of 18 teams participated. Eight teams from the top two of each group advance to the final tournament, joining hosts Kuwait and defending champions Iran .
The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the 7th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). [1] The finals were hosted by Kuwait between 15 and 30 September 1980. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five each.